Cox, Ross
Adventures on the Columbia River, including the narrative of a residence of six years on the western side of the Rocky Mountains, among various tribes of Indians hitherto unknown: together with a journey across the American continentJ. & J. Harper, 82 Cliff Street, New York 1832 - First American edition. xv, [i],[25]-335pp. 8vo. First American edition of this "The narrative of the personal experience of a fur-trader, among the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope; full of adventure, history, and character" (Field). "Cox's narrative gives an excellent firsthand account of the fur trade and of the Indian tribes in Montana, Idaho, and eastern Washington with whom the fur traders dealt and sometimes fought. While Cox was making this journey the tension between Hudson's Bay and Northwest Companies had become very acute and he gives a good account of their rivalry" (Streeter). Wagner- Camp 43:2; Sabin 17267; Field 377; Howes C-822; American Imprints 12019; Pilling, Proof-sheets 915 ; Judd 47; Peel 101; Cowan p.59; Field 377; Forbes 805; Hill 390 Period half calf and marbled boards. Some foxing and staining to text [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]
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